Colombian equities ended Thursday's trading session in positive territory, led by strength in the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors. At the close, the COLCAP index had climbed 0.81%.
Among individual issues, the session's strongest performers were:
- Banco De Bogota SA (BVC:BBO) - up 3.45%, a rise of 1,380.00 points to finish at 41,400.00.
- Mineros SA (BVC:MAS) - gained 2.92%, or 560.00 points, closing at 19,740.00.
- Grupo Bolivar SA (BVC:SCA) - rose 2.40%, an increase of 2,240.00 points to 95,640.00.
By contrast, the session's weakest performers included:
- Interconnection Electric SA ESP (BVC:ISA) - down 1.56%, losing 460.00 points to end at 28,940.00.
- Grupo Cibest SA (BVC:CIBEST) - fell 1.42%, or 1,200.00 points, to close at 83,300.00.
- Banco Davivienda Pf (BVC:DVI_p) - declined 1.32%, a drop of 360.00 points to 27,000.00.
Market breadth on the Colombia Stock Exchange was negative by the reported measure, with falling stocks outnumbering advancing ones by 1 to 0.
Commodity prices and currency moves accompanied the equity action. In commodities trading, US coffee C for May delivery rose 0.25% or 0.70 to $285.85. US cocoa for March delivery moved lower, falling 7.50% or 242.00 to reach $2,984.00. April Gold Futures increased 0.15% or 7.59 to trade at $5,017.09 a troy ounce.
On the foreign exchange front, the peso weakened versus major currencies during the session. USD/COP was up 0.49% to 3,700.01, while BRL/COP rose 0.90% to 708.81. The US Dollar Index Futures registered a gain of 0.17%, trading at 97.79.
The session’s price action combined modest index gains with mixed individual stock performance and notable moves in commodity and currency markets. Observers focused on sector-led contributions to the COLCAP advance as well as the contrasting performances among major financial and industrial names.